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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Patrick Raby and two other pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout Tuesday as No. 6 seed Vanderbilt defeated No. 11 seed Missouri 7-0 in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Vanderbilt (42-15) faces No. 3 seed Texas A&M (41-13) on Wednesday as the tournament moves to double-elimination play. Missouri (26-30) was eliminated.
The Commodores have won all 14 of their all-time meetings with Missouri.
Missouri's Tanner Houck kept the game scoreless until Vanderbilt broke through with four runs in the sixth. Bryan Reynolds opened the scoring with a two-run double, and Vanderbilt added two unearned runs later in the inning.
Julian Infante hit a two-run homer as Vanderbilt broke the game open with three runs off Austin Tribby in the eighth.
Raby allowed two hits in six innings. Collin Snider gave up one hit in two innings of relief and Donny Everett allowed one hit in the ninth.
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